The BMC has opened the new lanes built on either side of the SV Road bridge in Malad and started work on the old dilapidated bridge. This despite the issue of compensation to be given to shops and structures which sit on the alignment of the new lanes remaining unresolved. Though the new lanes have been opened, as the vehicles have to take a turn while accessing the lanes, the traffic movement is slow. 

mid-day had in a series of reports in November and December highlighted the issue of compensation which was delaying the opening of the new lanes. The work on the bridge, which falls on the busy SV Road, started in December 2019. The work was then delayed during the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown. The work on the two extra lanes was completed in 2022.